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PDFEmergency casebook
Atypical presentation of aortic dissection secondary to a gunshot wound
Abstract
We present a case of aortic dissection secondary to a gunshot wound. The traumatic aortic dissection in this patient occurred secondary to the cavitary forces produced by the bullet passing through the patient’s chest. This is a rare phenomenon that could easily be missed if attention is placed only on the more obvious injuries.
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